diff --git a/setup_windows.py b/setup_windows.py
index 3c3e1de..99c18a4 100644
--- a/setup_windows.py
+++ b/setup_windows.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ def get_config():
     libraries = [ 'kernel32', 'advapi32', 'wsock32', client ]
     include_dirs = [ os.path.join(connector, r'include') ]
     extra_compile_args = [ '/Zl' ]
+    extra_link_args = ['/MANIFEST']
 
     name = "MySQL-python"
     if enabled(options, 'embedded'):
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ def get_config():
         library_dirs = library_dirs,
         libraries = libraries,
         extra_compile_args = extra_compile_args,
+        extra_link_args = extra_link_args,
         include_dirs = include_dirs,
         extra_objects = extra_objects,
         define_macros = define_macros,